Statuary

Rodin
Museum Masterworks sculptures are hand-cast and hand-finished in crushed stone resin. Centuries-old casting techniques still apply. Artisans apply the patina in a labor-intensive process that requires several layers and specialized shading. The result is a durable statue that stands up to the ravages of time.
Age of Bronze

Age of Bronze

The Age of Bronze was Rodin's first full-scale sculputral work. Originally viewed as controversial, today it is considered one of Rodin's great masterpieces. Rodin viewed his model from various angles in order to faithfully represent the human form. It conveys seriousness and emotional depth, and symbolizes "one who is passing from the unconsciousness of primitive man into the age of understanding and love."

334B 20"

The Kiss

The Kiss

One of the world's most recognized and appreciated artistic depictions of physical love. Rodin’s original embracing couple never really kissed – their lips did not touch. Like his Thinker, the Kiss was part of Rodin’s monumental Gates of Hell commission. The couple represents characters from Dante’s Inferno. The woman falls in love with her husband’s brother. When they are discovered, they are killed.

336AW 13"

The Thinker

The Thinker

The Thinker is considered by many to be Rodin's most celebrated work. It was conceived as part of his monumental Gates of Hell, inspired by Dante's Divine Comedy. Originally titled "The Poet," The Thinker represents Dante himself. This reproduction was made from the heroic size bronze original in the collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art. This reproduction features a wood base.

337B 11"

Thinker Bookends

Thinker Bookends

The Thinker, Rodin's most celebrated work, was conceived as part of his monumental Gates of Hell. This immense bronze ornamental gate was inspired by Dante's Divine Comedy. The Thinker sits at the summit of the Gates and represents the poet meditating on his creation below. This reproduction was made from the heroic size bronze original, now part of the collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art.

339B 9"

Eternal Springtime

Eternal Springtime

Exhibited at the Salon for the first time in 1898, Eternal Springtime was entitled Cupid and Psyche. Resting on its back, together with a figure closely related to The Fallen Caryatid Carrying Her Stone, the torso was later used in the work known as Illusions Received by the Earth. Like many of Rodin’s works, Eternal Springtime is the result of the grouping of figures at least one of which was already in existence. It was a plaster of this version, now in the Rodin Museum, the Rodin gave to Robert Louis Stevenson in 1885. The demand for this work soon became very great and a number of marble replicas were made.

340WM 8"

The Cathedral

The Cathedral

A beautiful depiction of the intersection of man's physicality and spirituality. Original is in bronze and is housed in the Rodin Museum-Philadelphia Museum of Art.

515B 10"

The Thinker

The Thinker

The Thinker is considered by many to be Rodin's most celebrated work. It was conceived as part of his monumental Gates of Hell, inspired by Dante's Divine Comedy. Originally titled "The Poet," The Thinker represents Dante himself. This reproduction was made from the heroic size bronze original in the collection of the Baltimore Museum of Art.

338B 11"

704B 6"

Adam

Adam

The influence of Michaelangelo can be seen in this work. Adam has been well described as "powerful but immobilized being," in this embodiment of the story of Genesis.

730B 18"

Eve

Eve

According to Walker Art Center curators, "The graceful, athletic Italian woman he (Rodin) used as his model for 'Eve,' the mother of all humanity, added an unexpected naturalism to the sculpture, as she was pregnant."

731B 18"